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3 Joys
1. Having the gospel in my life and being happy
2. My 3 boys (Free, Freeman, and Nate!)
3. Having air conditioning

3 Fears
1. That my husband will get hurt at work.. Oh wait.. that happened..
2. Dolls scare me... funny thing once, my sister and I stayed at her friends house in Massachuetts, and the room I had to stay in... Filled with dolls on the dresser facing the bed.
3. Something happening to my children. They are my world.


3 Goals
1. I bumped up my goal from 1/2 marathon to full marathon. (Jan 31st anyone?)
2. Having a big family! I love my kids so much and it's so exciting to wonder who else is going to be in our family. I always picture Free and I as Grandparents and having all our Grandkids running around and spending time together.
3. Eventually I would love to participate in a Sprint Triathalon. But, I need a bike and be a better swimmer. (Yeah, I thought I was going to drown once at Lake Bartlett from swimming after our beachball... I had to just let it go :(

3 Current Obsessions
1. Working Out... has always been an obsession... Thanks to you Jane Fonda!
2. Of course, Blogging and letting my family know what's going on.
3. Trying to keep a clean house.

3 Random/Surprising Facts about Me
1. I had a short finger, but thanks to surgery it looks somewhat normal.
2. I think my husband is the only one who has seen my true, hyper crazy self... well besides my mom and sister
3. Even though shopping has never been my favorite thing to do, I discovered that I really like to shop for my husband and kids.

I tag, whoever reads my blog.

A Sad Blogging Mom :(

I decided to figure out how to make our blog look more interesting and accomplished that, but still not knowing what I am doing, when I saved my original template it didn't work so I am devasted that I lost what I've been journaling about my kids. I was going to take the time to copy down everything I have been writing and add it into their journals, but I am a procrastinator and put it off. I now regret not following my instinct to write in a journal first and then put it on the computer. So, my advice to my fellow bloggers...

"Write down what you think is important before you try to mess with it on the computer."-tiff

Whoops...

So.... my roots were grown out so bad, and it was going to be another 3 weeks until I had time to go into town to get my hair done... I just had to do something to my hair. Well, the FIRST time I colored my hair it was a light brown, but by the end of the day... Hmmm... My hair was looking a little red. So afraid to go lighter and the fear of making it orange, I decided to go with a natural brown to rid of the red... So my hair turned out reallllllllllly dark. The top still has golden tones in it, but then towards the ends it gets really dark. This is the only flattering pictures... the rest I look goth. Well, check out the blog in another 3-4 weeks and I'm sure I'll have a different haircolor.

SWAT

We recieved some recent pictures of when Freeman went through 2 different trainings for SWAT. He learned how to mount on a helicopter and taking a ride on the skid, plus getting on/off when it is hovering off the ground, some repelling, and for another training they were able to practice building searches and negotiations. All this training is soooo Freeman and he has so much fun.

Freeman (on left) after getting checked in before Practice Scenario.
I think this is when they come up to the door to throw in the phone for Negotiation.
Freeman (on left) behind The Shield. They are going in to do a building search.

Freeman getting off helicopter

Repel practice

Getting off helicopter.

Freeman and Reggie getting ready to ride on the helicopter.

SWAT Team Photo

Ready for Take Off?

There they go!

And they're off!

During this drill, the helicopter will hover above the ground and they all have to dismount at the same time. (The chopper gets a little closer to the ground...)

This is another team photo after another training they did.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

We love you so much! You are the best Dad ever! I love how when you wake up, the first thing you want to do is hang out with us and play. I love it when you read to our kids, play hide and seek, pretend you are a horsey, draw chalk outlines of Freeman on the patio, say prayers and that you taught Freeman to say please and thank you. I love how Nate's face lights up when he hears your voice or see you come into the room and that he can't wait to be big enough to wrestle and play with you. We love it how you make everything fun and make us laugh. We think you are awesome and such a great example to all of us. Thank you for being the best Dad and best Husband.

Lovies,

Tiff, Freeman V, Nate, & Tohbi

Happy 2nd Birthday Freeman!

Birthday Present

Freeman's Birthday Present is hiding in his bed!

Discovering the hidden present...
Tearing the wrapping paper off so quickly...
Playing with the.. GARBAGE TRUCK!!!

Freeman loves watching the garbage come and get our trash. He also has a book about a Garbage Truck that he seems to have memorized. So what better than a garbage truck for his birthday. Freeman loves this truck and will recite quotes from his book while playing with it. ("Eat the trash," "Beep Beep Beep Hey! Beep Beep Out of my Way!" "Roar," "Burp!")

3 weeks ago...

Freeman's partner, Kelly, had been recovering from a broken finger so they weren't able to be on bikes for a few months. On Kelly's first day back, they were happily reunited as the "Bike Squad." Well... a few hours into this glorious reunion, a bad guy came along... It was "chase" time! Freeman and Kelly were on pursuit and Freeman was jumping over walls to get this guy! The last wall he came to... there were empty garbage cans on the other side that couldn't hold Freeman's weight... so he braced himself as he fell, and.... dislocated his elbow and fractured it. (Kelly, got the bad guy and while arresting him, happily didn't mind that the suspects face was getting pushed into a muddy puddle... Thanks Kel!)
So sadly, the Bike Squad is on hold again.

And of course, Freeman has the habit of not letting me know anything, so I get a phone call hours after this happens saying, "I dislocated my elbow, I'm coming home." When he shows up he has is Sergent with him, and he is in a sling, with his shirt off with monitors still sticking to him! My poor Freeman. Then a few days after getting a cast all up his left arm, Freeman was having some cases of claustraphobia ( or just feeling restricted with his cast) and wanted his cast off, so I found him trying to saw it off himself! Luckily the doctor fixed that for him. Ha Ha.

Freeman had surgery a week ago, and the doctor found that not only did he fracture it in about 4-5 different places, he pretty much smushed the radial head so that was replaced with a new one. He is recovering well and can't wait to get his splint off.

Palm Springs Vacation 2008

Boo!

There is this game I play with Nathan that just makes him crack up. Well, the other day, Nathan was getting fussy and before I knew it, Freeman was over by Nathan immitating the game I play with Nate. Nate cheered up immediately and Freeman and him were having a blast. Ever since then this is Freeman's favorite thing to do with him. We just love it and think it's so neat that our boys are now starting to play together.

OPERATION JUSTICE

Last week, the U.S. Marshall's put on "Operation Justice," which the main goal was to track down and arrest those with warrant's of violent crimes. The U.S. Marshall's requested help from a few police officers in different departments throughout the city. Freeman's department asked him to represent Avondale and he happily took this assignment. Freeman's team consisted mostly of U.S. Marshall's, FBI, and some Police Officers and they worked in Avondale, Buckeye and parts of Phoenix finding these bad guys. The first day they were in Avondale, and since that's Freeman's city he had the extra knowledge to locate these people. He kind of took charge of the team and was complimented on his leadership by the men he worked with. And with the help of Freeman, they made a few extra arrests that weren't on their lists. "Operation Justice" was a success and I am so proud of my husband with all his hard work getting those bad guys off the streets.

McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park

Last Friday we went to go visit Aunt Nadia and Grandpa Homenick. We went over to the Railroad Park so the boys could have their first train ride at Great Grandpa's Park. Little Freeman was mesmerized by the train and didn't like the carousel all to much. Nate loved the train so much that it rocked him to sleep in Nadia's arms.

Freeman waiting excitedly for the next train ride. Freeman also likes to hold hands when we are outside and I don't know if he was a little intimidated by how busy the park was, but he would not let go of Aunt Nadia's finger.
Freeman admiring the train from the line.

Just Hanging Out

So, the boys rooms are on the other side of the house so I have to use a baby monitor to hear them during the night. Well, on this particular night I must have turned off the baby monitor in my sleep because after sleeping through the night I woke up and saw the monitor off. I rushed in to check on Nate and he was just hanging out. (Unfortunately I could tell he probably was upset sometime during the night because he is laying sideways in his crib) I then checked on Little Freeman and he was halfway off his bed. Whoops!

Little Freeman loves cuddling with dad and having him read. Nathan joined in on this one I thought they all looked so sweet reading together.

Our little budding artist!

Freeman has been drawing outside with chalk, but hasn't been interested in crayons or markers. Well, I caught him on our desk with a green marker coloring on any paper within reach. I put him in his high chair and gave him some markers. He kept drawing circles and said he was drawing a ball.

Swat Rifle Training

(Freeman is in the middle of the backrow)

Being newly added to the SWAT team, one of Freeman's new pieces of equipment consists of a rifle. He was required to attend a week long Rifle Training for his new weapon and qualified as "Expert." His next SWAT training is coming up and I'm hoping they will take pictures of the helicopter skid ride that is scheduled for them.

New Haircut!

So I hit the 4 month mark of not doing anything for my hair, so my wonderful husband came along with me and the kiddos so I could finally get my hair done. (It's about a 45 minute drive so that's why it's a family event....) Freeman's Aunt Donna did my hair, and like always, I love what she did to my hair!